Chapter 20: Provision of Healthcare Services
SECTION A: PROVISION OF NURSING SERVICES SECTION B: ADMINISTERING MEDICATION AND MONITORING HEALTH SERVICES APPENDIX A: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) K.C. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND LEGAL ADVISORY APPENDIX B: DIASTAT ADMINISTRATION IN SCHOOLS: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT FEDERAL LAWS AND SELECTED CASES APPENDIX C: SDCOE DIAZEPAM GUIDELINES (ADMINISTRATION OF DIASTAT®) Introduction Children within the Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) who require health care services during the course of their school day which are necessary for them to regularly attend and benefit from the instructional program shall be provided these services by the Local Educational Agency (LEA). Health and nursing services are considered a “related service” if they are necessary in order for the child to benefit from their specialized academic instruction. Refer to Chapter 5, Supports and Services, for further details regarding related services. The need for these services is discussed and reviewed during the Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting. At that time, a health plan for the child is developed and becomes a permanent part of the child’s IEP. Section A – Provision of Nursing Services Federal Law The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 ensures that all children have available to them a free appropriate public education (FAPE). The law emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs, to assure the rights of children with disabilities and their parents or guardians are protected, and to assess and assure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. School health service(s) is a related service.
Chapter 20 – Provision of Healthcare Services, Desert/Mountain SELPA As of 11/1/2016 CAHELP Governance Council Approved
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